Lexicity/Ænglisc Old English
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Ænglisc Old English
Dictionaries
Resource | Description |
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Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary | An excellent online dictionary with a wealth of information. |
Online HTML Dictionary | Easy to search, links to pages with definitions and other information. |
Bosworth-Toller Online | Somewhat difficult to navigate, for obvious reasons. |
Bosworth-Toller PDF | From Google Books. |
English-to-Anglo Saxon | A backwards way to find things. |
Old English Aerobics Glossary | Look up words used in the exercises. |
Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary | Also on the Germanic lexicon site. |
Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary PDF | From Google Books. |
Grammars
Resource | Description |
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Old English Grammar | Includes lessons and reference materials, plus texts. |
Old English Grammar Topics | A few selected explanations. |
Old English Online Lessons | Same as the first grammar link above. |
Electronic Introduction to Old English | A companion to a book. Very nice! |
Learning Old English Online | Different lessons and explanations. |
Old English Lessons | A complete online course with texts. |
Old English Aerobics Interactive | An excellent, interactive site to test your reading and grammar knowledge. |
Old English Aerobics Workbook PDF | Many exercises to test your knowledge. |
Charts & Aids
Resource | Description |
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Old English Magic Sheet | A one-page summary of many grammatical concepts and conjugations. |
Texts
Resource | Description |
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Anglo-Saxon Gospels | A PDF download of about 22.2 MB. |
Anglo-Saxon Individual Gospels | This link goes to Matthew. |
The Labyrinth | Search by category and find primary texts written in the language. |
Oxford Manuscripts | Search this page for "old english" and "anglo-saxon" to see the offerings. |
Old English Aerobics Anthology | Extremely useful--interactive readings and grammar helps to learn the language right. |
Beowulf Online | Much better than that awful movie. |
Old and Middle English Texts | Divided by centuries. |
Complete Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Poetry | Many different items. |
Aelfric's Homilies | On Judith, Esther, and Maccabees. Includes grammar helps and a glossary. See also the "teaching texts" in the upper left, which provide some more commentary. |
Eschatological Homilies | The link to the texts is on the left, called "Homilies." Be sure to view them as glossed (link is at the top after choosing a text) to get vocabulary help. |
An Anglo-Saxon Reader | From the Germanic lexicon page. |
An Anglo-Saxon Reader PDF | From Google Books. |
Other Resources
Resource | Description |
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List of English Manuscripts 1060-1220 | A long list with descriptions and other information. |
Fontes Anglo-Saxonici | A register of written sources used by Anglo-Saxon authors. Like all good sites, has a Latin name. |
Boethius in Early Medieval Europe | Seems like an interesting project, but hard to find online what they've actually produced. |
Anglo-Saxon Coins | With images and text. |
The Old English Newsletter | Free access to articles. |
Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England | A wonderful project which features a database of the inhabitants of Anglo-Saxon England. |
The English Companions | For all those interested in Anglo-Saxon culture. |
Richard Rawlinson Center | For Anglo-Saxon Studies and Manuscript Research. |
Regia Anglorum | A reenactment society! Come on, you know this is what you were really looking for. Book them for your next party or bar mitzvah! |
The Ravens Warband | Don't lie, you just can't wait to suit up and swing a sword. |
Audio Readings of Old English | Listen to the language of our ancestors. |